Release additional funds to clear pending salary of SSA teachers: MSSASA

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SHILLONG: The Meghalaya SSA School Association (MSSASA) on Thursday requested Ambrose Ch. Marak Secretary to the government of Meghalaya education department and state project director SEMAM-SSA for the release of additional funds from the State budget for payment of SSA teachers pending salary.

"The funds released by government of Meghalaya for payment of salary for another 2 months for August and September 2021 will be a bit of relief to SSA teachers but this 2 months' salary will not solve the SSA teachers problems and difficulties, and as far as salary matter is concerned the stand of SSA teachers is very clear we demand the release of all our pending dues i.e. till December 2021," MSSASA president Aristotle Rymbai said.

Reiterating their stand MSSASA president said that as a mark of protest against the State Government for failing to release the additional funds amounting to Rs.104 crores lying with it for the last 3 years which is a fund for financial support for payment of SSA teachers salary as per Capping norms of 'Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan', a part of 10 per cent state share borne by the State Government and also for non-releasing all our pending dues/salaries, the General Executive Committee of Meghalaya SSA Schools Association-Central Body unanimously decided that the "Non-Cooperation Movement" to all the programmes and activities of the State Government and the "letter campaign" to Chief Minister and Education Minister will continue as announced earlier and will follow by peaceful democratic protest "Black Flag sit-in demonstration and candlelight vigil" on January 21, 2022.

"We once again to request the State government through you to release the additional funds amounting of Rs.104 crores lying with it and to clear all the pending dues/salaries of SSA teachers in the State at the earliest possible so that further agitation can be avoided," the president added.

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